The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-25
BILL NrE's BuDokr.-Ashevi.le. N. c., Feb

BILL NIEs BUDosT.-Asheviile N c., Feb
ruary 23.-Th,t portion of A.heville east Of
the Branch aud known q, Blue River and
heirs Half Acre, is settled by colorcd people,
who claim they are not properly represented
In the press OF the country. Im.t a resident
OF Blue River yesterday, who bitterly de-
nounosd the press for ignoring his part Of the
city, and asked me il thought it WAS right.
said 1t certainly WAS unfair and would do
oil | GOULD to rectify the evil il he would give
me few Of the moro important items of news
from his quarter. 1 give those items below,
striving as nearly as possible to use his own
language and denying myself the use of those
attractive terms which usually embellish my
own work.
The colorsd people held ball at the Bum
eombe tobacco warehouse last week, which was
great success. Music was furnished by Mr..
Glenn Wsshington's IIarmonica Band. Mr..
Washington has mouth that is peculiarly fit
ted to the larger or adult size of harmonica
The festivities were kept up till q late hour,
after which we all went home highly pleased
with the entertainment. Several were heard
10 remark that it was the best party they were
ever to.
Mr.. Plum Levi has bought the old Pinkham
place ut Sandy Mush and will kill his dog this
spring and otherwise beautify the place.
p. Henry White, the colored delegate from
Upper Hsminy, was in town yesterday, with a
load Of moist slluu wood aad an unskun pos
sum. Mr.. White has been confined to his
homo fer two weeks with a misery in his side
Mr.. Wendell Phillips johnson, the kalso-
mine maestro from East Side near Hslrs Half
Acre, says that Pizen Ivy avenue 10 soon TO be
Widencd so that the Blue River Bicycle Club
can ride their philosophers the whole length Of
the avenue without skinning their knees on
both sides. Mr.. johnson also informed your
correspondent that he would soon be married
again. His only remaining wife died on his
hands from from fatal degeneration Of the
miorobe. Mr.. Johnson now ha.n'ta wife TO
lay his jaw on.
Abe Pilson aud Emancipation Adams, two
members Of the Tar-Heel Coon Band, got into
an alteration last week while returning from
colored German on tho Bottoms, at Freedom
Beasley's place. From words they soon ar
rived at rnzors, and when up near the gap
Abe playfully asked Surrender Williams
whether he would take come Of tho light or
sono OF the dark, aud thereupon carved Emau-
cipaton in an oblqus manner, about north by
northwest, as tho crow flies, frsm the wish
bone to the wateh-pockot, in such way as 10
let the moonlight in on his works. Friends
had to put his vest on hind sido before to keep
him from making the frontispiece to an alma
mac of himself. At first it was thought that
Emancipation had been seriously injured, but
Surrender Williams, who plays the irst fiddle,
took the string from his instrument and
sewed up Mr.. Adams in q neat aud tasty man.
ner, SO that il the fiddle string had matched
the goods in color you couldn't have told where
the stitches had been taken. Adams is doing
we'll, but will have to confine himself to coarse
faSd eli tho wound heals.
Your correspondent cknowledges the re-
ceipt Of q largo COB Of sweetened wedding
cake with frostag on top, dsne up in neat
pocket handkerchief, with the compliments Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aleck Beeson, Of Sandy Mush
Township. Call again, Aleck.
Henry Clay Bean hos bought lot in Blue
River and will open q barber shop for the elite
MIR. Bean is the man who endeared himself to
the American people last year by eating glass
over the non de plum of Bill Jones.
The colored people at the Poor. House or
ganized Browning club last week with thir-
teen members. Much pleasure i, anticipated
for the future at these meetings.
Mr.. Alonzo Wright Darstsw, Of Freokled
Yam Branch, is making flying trip to Yan.y
County, this State. lie will not return while
tho Grand Jury is in session here.
George L. Barnaclo, who was on the County
Board last year, ii is rupored will have q for
eign appointment At the hands Of the Prc.i-
dent soon. II is not yet known where it will
be at. Some think he will be appointed Amer
lean Minister to Minneapolis.
LAST week E. Fluria Peterson, of I,y ayenue.
while trying TO examine the wick Of the elec-
trick lamp in front of his estate, burnt his fin-
gers in n shocking manner. Air. Peterson is
the local humorist of Blue River, and has con-
tributed number OF jokes to the press of
North Carolins, from which he has been unable
to learn anything since. lie snys that the diff
ference between these jokslets and his fingers
is that the former are read and burnt while the
latter are burnt and read. lie ha. acted that
way ever since he permitted brick warehouse
to fall on his head when he was child.
He is not injurious, ard at times has luoid
intervals, during which no lays himself open
to criticism By tampering with Industry
BILL Nrs, to New York ForH.
GLANDERs.-Mr. Benz. McILnses. Jr. Va